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Travelers line up to check in their bags into San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

More than 3 million travelers screened at U.S. airports in a single day. That’s a record

Associated Press

People pass by a long line of taxicabs at Denver International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Travelers who waited to make Thanksgiving trips are hitting the biggest crowds so far

By David Koenig - Associated Press

FILE - The Transportation Security Administration's new facial recognition technology is seen at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, April 26, 2023, in Glen Burnie, Md. A bipartisan group of senators wants restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the TSA, saying they're concerned about travelers' privacy and civil liberties.(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Senators want watchdog to investigate TSA’s facial recognition technology

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, travelers walk through Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel

By David Koenig - Associated Press

A Border Patrol agent checks a migrant seeking asylum before the man is transported and processed, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, near Dulzura, Calif. President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border under a new policy unveiled this week. But the proclamation has an exception for “operational considerations.” The Homeland Security Department said in a detailed document outlining the ban that “demographics and nationalities encountered at the border significantly impact” its ability to deport people.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

DHS released hundreds of thousands of migrants who lacked ID, allowed some to board planes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A 5-year-old explosives detection dog who works at San Francisco International Airport has won the Transportation Security Administration’s “cutest canine” distinction. Barni, a German shorthaired pointer, beat out three other finalists in social media voting to take the honor in the contest, which the TSA runs annually as a way to reward — and draw positive attention to — the dogs that help keep the skies safe. (Photo courtesy of TSA)

Barni, a German shorthaired pointer, wins TSA’s ‘cutest canine’ of 2024

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., pauses to speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Paul, Grassley question TSA in alleged targeting of Tulsi Gabbard, others for their political views

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., listens to proposed amendments as the House Judiciary Committee holds its first meeting under the Republican majority, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congresswoman nabbed with unloaded handgun at D.C. airport as she boarded flight to Europe

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Travelers are screened by Transportation Security Administration officers at LaGuardia Airport, May 27, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) **FILE**

TSA breaks record for most people screened on a single day, expects to break it again soon

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The Transportation Security Administration's new facial recognition technology is seen at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, April 26, 2023, in Glen Burnie, Md. The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial recognition technology to take domestic flights under a change that prompted confusion Tuesday, March 12, 2024, among immigrants and advocacy groups in Texas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Immigration groups demand crackdown on migrants boarding planes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, questions FBI Director Christopher Wray during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

‘Less groping’: Sen. Mike Lee calls for abolishing the TSA

By Staff - The Washington Times

Travelers are screened by Transportation Security Administration officers at LaGuardia Airport, May 27, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) **FILE**

Self-service screening available for TSA PreCheck travelers in Las Vegas

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A Transportation Security Administration officer works at Dallas Love Field Airport on June 24, 2020, in Dallas. The TSA Administration says security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside a disposable baby diaper at LaGuardia Airport in a passenger's carry-on bag on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, after it triggered an alarm in an X-ray machine at an airport security checkpoint. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

TSA officer at Buffalo airport saves co-worker with Heimlich maneuver

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas arrives to a news conference about security for NFL's Super Bowl 58 football game, in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mayorkas visits Las Vegas, declares Super Bowl a ‘no drone zone’

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press

People wait for their belongings at the Transportation Security Administration security area at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Americans bring a record amount of guns to airport security for third straight year

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A puppy sits on an airplane during a training exercise held at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Romulus, Mich. Five dogs and their trainers visited the airport as part of an effort to acclimate the pups to one of the many settings they may experience later in life when they become assistance dogs for people with disabilities. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit-area airport

By Mike Householder - Associated Press

Carol Giuliani, who is a member of the Dementia-Friendly Airports Working group and works as a travel companion for seniors with dementia, walks through Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after bringing a client from Minnesota Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Phoenix. “Ninety percent of the time it’s a family member that hires me,” said Giuliani, while seated at Phoenix Sky Harbor after escorting an elderly man on a flight. “The one I did today, (the wife) was like ‘thank you, thank you, thank you!’... I know how to pace it so that he gets safely and comfortably back home.” (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Some U.S. airports strive to make flying more inclusive for those with dementia

By Terry Tang - Associated Press

Airports are flush with cash — Don’t tax passengers more

By Rebecca Spicer, Airlines for America

New England Patriots cornerback Jack Jones (13) brings down Detroit Lions running back Craig Reynolds (46) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Patriots’ Jack Jones arrested at Logan International Airport over alleged guns in his carryon

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A rope showing a Transportation Security Administration tag at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Transportation Security Administration seizes three guns at Reagan, Dulles airports

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times